Mona Douglas was born on 18th September 1898, and we remember her in this edition of Claare ny Gael. On a more sombre note, Laa'l Mian, St Matthew's Day (21st September) is the anniversary of the wreck of the herring fleet in the mouth of Douglas Harbour. We hear contemporary reports about it and the song in Manx made on the tragedy.

Our story in Manx is a little shorter, and it's a string of sentences, a translation of those written in English by John Heggelund, that build up to give a picture of an individual through thoughts and feelings.

As y kiaull ain :

GREG JOUGHIN & MONA'S ISLE - Thie ny Garee

CATRIN ANGHARAD - Cob Malltraeth

MACFECK - Arta Ganbaran

KAN HA BISKOUL - E Garnison

MONA DOUGLAS & DAVID KILGALLON - Arrane ny niee

ROS KELTEK - Dance of the Red River

PHIL GAWNE & SKEEAL - Coayl jeh ny baatyn skeddan

MAIRI Mac INNES - Puirt e beul : KING CHIAULLEE - Galicia